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clean-up for the anacostia river. so why haven't community and environmentally based groups seen a dime? we're following the money trail next. >>> this is one cruise you don't want to take, the story behind the rough ride caught on camera. >>> but first quick check of roushdown. the news edge at 11:00 will be right back -- our rundown. the news edge at 11:00 will be right back. hang tight. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. >>> dubious honor for former vice president al gore. a los angeles school district has named a new academy after him. it's a nice gesture except the school is built on toxic soil. the los angeles times reports that crews worked through labor day to have the school ready for its september 13th opening. gore who has made bringing awareness to climate change a personal cause was reportedly never informed the school would bear his name. >>> d.c.'s bag tax has already brought in nearly a million dollars. so why haven't community-based environmental groups seen a dime or a nic
clean-up for the anacostia river. so why haven't community and environmentally based groups seen a dime? we're following the money trail next. >>> this is one cruise you don't want to take, the story behind the rough ride caught on camera. >>> but first quick check of roushdown. the news edge at 11:00 will be right back -- our rundown. the news edge at 11:00 will be right back. hang tight. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. >>>...
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>> the anacostia river still a toxic mess. what is being done with the bag tax money that is supposed to help clean it up? >>> coming up in just a little bit, we'll let you know what is happening with our weather across the area. another warm day today and julie wright is here. she will tell us about the morning road conditions. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. >>> there was a celebration of dance at the white house last night for judith jamieson. first lady michelle obama hosted the event in the east room. >> very nice. >>> tony is back with another check on our weather. good morning. >> good morning to you. good morning, of course. we have changing weather conditions across the area. it's warmer start t
>> the anacostia river still a toxic mess. what is being done with the bag tax money that is supposed to help clean it up? >>> coming up in just a little bit, we'll let you know what is happening with our weather across the area. another warm day today and julie wright is here. she will tell us about the morning road conditions. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up...
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melanie. >>> the anacostia river is still a toxic mess. what is being done with the bad text moppy that is supposed to help clean it up. >>> and really hot out there. very, very nice and when are we getting cooler air moving through? we'll talk about that. the first look at the forecast is coming up will. >>> keep it here, fox 5 news at 5 is getting started. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >> a group of religious leaders from around the country are meeting with the attorney general to discuss what they say is a troubling rise in anti- muslim bigotry in the u.s. the meeting follows the florida pastor's decision to burn a copy of the curan on 9/11, although he's been advised going through with it could put the u.s. at risk. jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: a group of 30 religious leaders, including priests, rabbis and preachers are meeting in d.c. they want to make it clear that while there are deaf rens
melanie. >>> the anacostia river is still a toxic mess. what is being done with the bad text moppy that is supposed to help clean it up. >>> and really hot out there. very, very nice and when are we getting cooler air moving through? we'll talk about that. the first look at the forecast is coming up will. >>> keep it here, fox 5 news at 5 is getting started. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ......
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. >> reporter: on the surface of the anacostia river, it appears that some of the goals of d.c.'s controversial bag tax are working. >> the bag are a lot less noticeable but place tissues are still a huge problem. >> reporter: anacostia river keeper agrees that looks can be deceiving. >> there have not been the same efforts to get rid of the pollution that is invisible. >> reporter: dottie younger is concerned about industrial sites along the water's edge like the farmer washington gas and light property. >> what is happening is this is just rolling right into the river and dumping the cedement and the contaminants with them right directly into the river. >> reporter: the result, six known toxic hot spots in the anacostia contaminated with heavy metals. in the last five months, the district of columbia has collected more than $928,000 from that bag tax. but so far, keepers of the river say they haven't seen any of it. >> we just need the money. there is a million dollars right there that could go to projects that we already know about and we could start tomorrow. >> reporter: war
. >> reporter: on the surface of the anacostia river, it appears that some of the goals of d.c.'s controversial bag tax are working. >> the bag are a lot less noticeable but place tissues are still a huge problem. >> reporter: anacostia river keeper agrees that looks can be deceiving. >> there have not been the same efforts to get rid of the pollution that is invisible. >> reporter: dottie younger is concerned about industrial sites along the water's edge like the...
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schools like woodson or eastern or anacostia being rebuilt. you will see six straight months of unemployment going down and working with groups like the calvin woodland foundation to place people inward 8 east of the river. what i failed to do as mayor is to make sure that along the way, i have brought people in to listen to them directly, even if i don't agree with them that sometimes happens in leadership, that i heard them and they are part of the decision making process. four years ago i ran on a pledge that we would make this city run better and be better. even the polls, the most cite came ones say that is the case. now i say the next four years we will do a better job of including people. >> chairman gray, you have 30 seconds to respond. >> people fell left off. that's not any more starkly demonstrated than the sidewalks we have with unemployment. the council put in the budget, $4.6 million for adult job training. this administration now over 11 months into the fiscal year with less than a month to go, spent not one dollar of that. peop
schools like woodson or eastern or anacostia being rebuilt. you will see six straight months of unemployment going down and working with groups like the calvin woodland foundation to place people inward 8 east of the river. what i failed to do as mayor is to make sure that along the way, i have brought people in to listen to them directly, even if i don't agree with them that sometimes happens in leadership, that i heard them and they are part of the decision making process. four years ago i...
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heads up coming in leaving howard road and all of us headed inbound towards the anacostia. no problems to report right here as you make your way in from centreville. still an easy ride in spite of the wet pavement. in spite of the road spray. no incidents to report. no problems to report on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. 95 off to a quiet start, incident-free newington to the beltway. traveling over in greenbelt, you will find lane are open headed around towards i-95 and college park. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a number of cattle are dead after a fire ate livestock facility in northern virginia. it happened last night at the fauquier county livestock exchange in marshall. it is believed about 0 cows perished in the blaze. many more did survive. -- it is believed about 20 cows perished in the blaze. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> our top story, a shake-up in the obama administration. white house chief of staff rahm emmanuel is expected to step down and sources say it coul
heads up coming in leaving howard road and all of us headed inbound towards the anacostia. no problems to report right here as you make your way in from centreville. still an easy ride in spite of the wet pavement. in spite of the road spray. no incidents to report. no problems to report on the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. 95 off to a quiet start, incident-free newington to the beltway. traveling over in greenbelt, you will find lane are open headed around towards i-95...
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it happened in a park on nicholson street in hyattsville last night near the anacostia tributary trail. >>> a utility worker is being treated to life-threatening injuries following an accident with an electrical line. man was in a cherry picker when it came in contact for live wiewrs. he is being treated for serious burns. >>> it is still unclear if it was a tonight but up in new york, severe weather did kill one person. tornado warning were issued for parts of the big apple. the fast-moving storm packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour ripped off rooftops off houses and knocked down power lines up there. about 5,000 people are still without power this morning. >>> we still have plenty ahead. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> we are following a breaking traffic alert this morning. an accident on the beltway involving a tractor-trailer, a car and spilled fuel. this is a live look right now as you can see on the left side of your screen where there appears to be no traffic getting by at this hour. this is the outer loop. it is closed from connecticut avenue to old george
it happened in a park on nicholson street in hyattsville last night near the anacostia tributary trail. >>> a utility worker is being treated to life-threatening injuries following an accident with an electrical line. man was in a cherry picker when it came in contact for live wiewrs. he is being treated for serious burns. >>> it is still unclear if it was a tonight but up in new york, severe weather did kill one person. tornado warning were issued for parts of the big apple....
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a new six acre anacostia waterfront park and marina, the stalled project jump started with new housing, retail and office space that's expected to open next year. both candidates supported this project and both were there for the ribbon cutting. >> one, two, three, cut. >> all right. yeah. >> reporter: but with the campaign ever present on his mind, gray wasn't just focused on this project. he also talked about the growing discord in the mayor's race. he's now asking to have police officers stationed at all polling places on election day. >> i'm talking about everybody. i've said to my own people that listen, we want you to do what you came there for and that is to help promote our campaign, not interact negatively with other people. >> and mayor fenty also said today he agrees security should be at all polling stations. meanwhile the latest washington post poll shows vincent gray ahead of mayor fenty by 17% of likely voters. >> laura evans live downstairs in the satellite center, see you in the studio in a few minutes. of course, the states for the democratic primary are high. whoever
a new six acre anacostia waterfront park and marina, the stalled project jump started with new housing, retail and office space that's expected to open next year. both candidates supported this project and both were there for the ribbon cutting. >> one, two, three, cut. >> all right. yeah. >> reporter: but with the campaign ever present on his mind, gray wasn't just focused on this project. he also talked about the growing discord in the mayor's race. he's now asking to have...
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disagree on a wide range of issues but this is something that was easy for them, the development of the anacostia waterfront. >> all right. >> reporter: who wouldn't support the marina. it's being jump started and the new housing retail and office space is expected to retail next year. on the minds of the candidates, recent rowdy encounters between the overeager volunteers, vince gray wants police officers stationed at all the polling stations on election day. >> i'm talking about everybody. i citizen to my own people that, listen, we want you to do what you came there for. >> reporter: these elementary kids might be too young to vote. the mayor sees the moment to share the spotlight with some redskins before sunday's cowboys game and to -- at a local school. one more thing, gray wants parking meter fees rolled back to 6:30 p.m. and said they hurting small businesses. fenty said the d-dot director put that policy in place and they to be adjusted. >> and this evening, two of the biggest supporters of candidates will join us live on fox 5 news at 10. marion barry, gray and in the studio, fenty ally
disagree on a wide range of issues but this is something that was easy for them, the development of the anacostia waterfront. >> all right. >> reporter: who wouldn't support the marina. it's being jump started and the new housing retail and office space is expected to retail next year. on the minds of the candidates, recent rowdy encounters between the overeager volunteers, vince gray wants police officers stationed at all the polling stations on election day. >> i'm talking...
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. >>> pardon the pun, but a mixed bag in the effort to clean up the anacostia river, the bag tax went into effect nine months ago. there are visibly less bags in the water but still plenty of other garbage and environmental groups haven't seen a dime of the $1 million collected for the tax so far. >> i was shocked to find out there is a noticeable difference in this year but there is still a lot of material out there. plastics are a huge problem. >> there is a million dollars that could go to projects we could start tomorrow. >> we're still early. we're only, what, 9 months into implementation and it's starting to have a substantial impact and now we need to work on granting proposals. >>> environment group anacostia river keepers are worried about industrial sites that have resulted in six known toxic hot spots in the anacostia. >>> encouraging news about the potomac. it is cleaner now than it's been since the 1950s. a new study found its largely due to upgrades at the sewage plant. under water grass beds have doubled in size in the last 20 years. the potomac is still full of other p
. >>> pardon the pun, but a mixed bag in the effort to clean up the anacostia river, the bag tax went into effect nine months ago. there are visibly less bags in the water but still plenty of other garbage and environmental groups haven't seen a dime of the $1 million collected for the tax so far. >> i was shocked to find out there is a noticeable difference in this year but there is still a lot of material out there. plastics are a huge problem. >> there is a million...
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going to find lanes are open if you are traveling across the anacostia bridges. no problems to report there. top stretch. beltway, all lane are open as you work your way from ledge park headed past university boulevard and around towards the exit for connecticut avenue. southbound 95 in good shape coming southbound out of laurel. northbound, also the ramp to go northbound on i-95 is where we had the crash. traveling unbound new york avenue, no problems to report leaving northeast to northwest. outbound, that is where we had at crash at penn street tying up the two right lanes. >>> julie talked about it. let's get to the breaking news from capitol hill where there has apparently been a shooting possibly involving u.s. capitol police. >> this happened at second and c streets southwest. it was just about an hour ago and that is near the demeanor of health and human services building. -- the department of health and human services building. sherry ly joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. we are actually right here near the capitol, the ray bun building
going to find lanes are open if you are traveling across the anacostia bridges. no problems to report there. top stretch. beltway, all lane are open as you work your way from ledge park headed past university boulevard and around towards the exit for connecticut avenue. southbound 95 in good shape coming southbound out of laurel. northbound, also the ramp to go northbound on i-95 is where we had the crash. traveling unbound new york avenue, no problems to report leaving northeast to northwest....
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it was near the anacostia tributary trail. police have not released the victim's name but she say he is 16 years old. >>> a pit bull killed touring a summer festival. last night, a vigil was held to remember the pit bull. roby chavez has more. >> reporter: where there is hatred, let me sew love. >> reporter: prayers if a dog killed at the hand of d.c. police. days after the shooting, the danny gonzalezer inside remain. his foster owner remembers a kind dog. >> parrot loved to be petted. he would prance down the middle of the street. some stranger would come up to pet him and he would roll over on his back and try to extort some sort of belly rub from them. he was an amazing dog. >> reporter: 100 pet lovers gathered this pouring rain for a candlelight vigil at the scene where the pit bull-shar- pei mix was shot. many still can't believe it happened. >> dog have rights too just like people do and the dog was unjustly shot and killed and the story is not completely correct and people aren't noing the real truth about the story. >
it was near the anacostia tributary trail. police have not released the victim's name but she say he is 16 years old. >>> a pit bull killed touring a summer festival. last night, a vigil was held to remember the pit bull. roby chavez has more. >> reporter: where there is hatred, let me sew love. >> reporter: prayers if a dog killed at the hand of d.c. police. days after the shooting, the danny gonzalezer inside remain. his foster owner remembers a kind dog. >> parrot...
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brown has a strong support in anacostia, where he has a 51% of the black democrats say they would vote for brown compared to 11% for mendelson who usually scores high there and it's a significant threat that we'll be watching tonight. for the record, though, michael brown and jack evans are not up for re-election until 2012. >> one more question, are there people out for brown at the polling places trying to explain this? we saw the defaced signs there. going to try to explain the name confusion? >> reporter: apparently not. michael brown, michael d. brown, who is running in this race, hasn't put his pictures on his post everies and doesn't see the need to even though there is confusion. >> we'll be right back. a [ male announcer ] it's ram truck season. and the 60-day handshake lives on, that five-finger bond that communicates trust, honor, follow-through, and follow-up. it's a promise that says go ahead and buy a ram 1500 or a heavy duty without a payment for 60 days. and if it doesn't do everything you ask it to do... bring it back. ram. >> back to the local race. the country
brown has a strong support in anacostia, where he has a 51% of the black democrats say they would vote for brown compared to 11% for mendelson who usually scores high there and it's a significant threat that we'll be watching tonight. for the record, though, michael brown and jack evans are not up for re-election until 2012. >> one more question, are there people out for brown at the polling places trying to explain this? we saw the defaced signs there. going to try to explain the name...
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building new and better schools is always a good thing but some people in anacostia are upset with the renovation project at that high school. specifically, why students there are attenning classes during the construction while other students across the river are not. we see the concern and what school leaders are saying about it. >> reporter: east of the river in a multimillion-dollar construction project but students from anacostia high school are still in the building. >> they shouldn't be here while they are doing construction. >> shouldn't have no kids running an on a construction site at all. >> if we are going to have one school system we have to treat it like that and not preferencing based on social economic conditions or race. >> we wanted to work with dc precipitation s to keep the student population as close to the neighborhood as possible. >> reporter: say there were eight sites where students could have been moved too but they were too small for the 800 plus students. says the current building can conditions can hold all of the students while 1500 teenagers who attend wil
building new and better schools is always a good thing but some people in anacostia are upset with the renovation project at that high school. specifically, why students there are attenning classes during the construction while other students across the river are not. we see the concern and what school leaders are saying about it. >> reporter: east of the river in a multimillion-dollar construction project but students from anacostia high school are still in the building. >> they...
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council member tommy wells said the tax is making a big difference. >> historically anacostia river has been one of the ten dirtiest rivers in america. and so by working together to make a difference, i think we can make a big impact. we know the bag fee has had a huge impact. washington, d.c. has adopted it seamlessly and now it's time for our neighbors to step up as well. >> and just to point out, 85% of the anacostia river is in maryland. he spoke at the 5th annual potomac trash summit and said the point of the bag trash is not to pick people's pocket, but to make a choice. >>> the state board of education ruled that schools have to include classes for students beginning in pre-k and stretching all the way through the senior year of high school. just one of the stories making news where you live tonight. and for more stories from where you live, just go to wusa9.com, find your community in our where you live section and then keep up with what is happening in your neighborhood. if you have a news story or a tip for us, we want to hear from you. so contact us and be a part of the wusa
council member tommy wells said the tax is making a big difference. >> historically anacostia river has been one of the ten dirtiest rivers in america. and so by working together to make a difference, i think we can make a big impact. we know the bag fee has had a huge impact. washington, d.c. has adopted it seamlessly and now it's time for our neighbors to step up as well. >> and just to point out, 85% of the anacostia river is in maryland. he spoke at the 5th annual potomac trash...
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perhaps proof of the economic development, a new six-acre anacostia waterfront park and marina. both candidates spored this project and both were there for the ribbon cutting. >> one, two, three, cut. >> all right! yeah. with the campaign ever present on his mind, gray wasn't just focused on this project. he also talked about the growing discord in the mayor's race. he is now asking to have police officers stationed at all polling places on election day. >> i'm talking about everybody. i've said to my own people, listen, we want you to do what you came there for and that is to help promote our campaign, not interact negatively with other people. >>> the latest "washington post" poll shows gray leading fenty by 17% of hikely voters. there is no republican challenger which means theperson would wins next tuesday has a lock on the general election. >>> stay with us. before we have much more still ahead. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> it is midweek, wednesday, september 8, 2010 as we get a live look at the washington monument. we've had kind of a warm stretch of days her
perhaps proof of the economic development, a new six-acre anacostia waterfront park and marina. both candidates spored this project and both were there for the ribbon cutting. >> one, two, three, cut. >> all right! yeah. with the campaign ever present on his mind, gray wasn't just focused on this project. he also talked about the growing discord in the mayor's race. he is now asking to have police officers stationed at all polling places on election day. >> i'm talking about...
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it is quiet downtown as you travel across the anacostia bridges. we are still deal with the water main break from yesterday along eastern avenue. only one lane open between rhode island avenue and bladensburg road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> sunset last night marked the beginning of the jewish new year, rosh hashana. the holiday calls for 10 days of soul searching when jewish people reflect on the past year and plan their chairchgs -- changes for the coming year. >>> this is a look at just some of what we're working on for later today. coming up in our next hour, unique insight into the mayor's race from one of the city's best known writers, colby king sat down with our shawn yancy. >>> more on the d.c. mayor's race at 7:00. fenty and ray have picked up endorsements p representative two different newspapers will join us to talk about it. >>> more on the president's economic plan. it includes business tax breaks. will it work? a professor of finance at georgia mason university will be joining us. >>> next, people
it is quiet downtown as you travel across the anacostia bridges. we are still deal with the water main break from yesterday along eastern avenue. only one lane open between rhode island avenue and bladensburg road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> sunset last night marked the beginning of the jewish new year, rosh hashana. the holiday calls for 10 days of soul searching when jewish people reflect on the past year and plan their chairchgs -- changes...
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. >>> an an effort to clean up the anacostia river and raise money for the district appears to be paying off. it is 74 degrees and you are watching 9 news now. >>> welcome back. the five cent tax on plastic bags in the district appears to be doing its job. it took effect this year and it is designed to keep the bags out of rivers and fund an anacostia cleanup and it's having a big impact. last year dc shoppers used 270 million disposable bags. the number is down by 60% this year. >> 60? >> 60. >> that's huge. >> that's huge. that's what it says. >> keeping the river clean. >> the number of 90 degrees days, wasn't just 90 but 95 yesterday. back in april and may we had a total of five. june and july a total of 39. august and september, another 20. giving us a grand total of 64. we are three shy of the record and we have today and tomorrow to get in to the 90s. that will get us to 66. oh, 67 will be hard pressed. that's okay. we don't need the record but we are making a run at it nonetheless. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, mainly clear, a patch or two of fog in the mountains. 60s and
. >>> an an effort to clean up the anacostia river and raise money for the district appears to be paying off. it is 74 degrees and you are watching 9 news now. >>> welcome back. the five cent tax on plastic bags in the district appears to be doing its job. it took effect this year and it is designed to keep the bags out of rivers and fund an anacostia cleanup and it's having a big impact. last year dc shoppers used 270 million disposable bags. the number is down by 60% this...
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inbound south capitol street, lanes are open and below speed over the anacostia. scheduled to do road work here. still slow on inner loop at braddock up toward 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> in the gulf of mexico there is work on the bp broken well. we are familiar with the under water camera and now an important piece of the muzzle -- puzzle has been pulled out of the water and we are looking at the blowout preventer. >> reporter: this massive piece of equipment once sat on the bottom of the gulf of mexico. it is the blowout preventer now perched above a barge in three pieces. >> did you maintain and do it properly at the time you were supposed to do it. >> reporter: it spewed millions of gallons of oil and now set to be analyzed to learn why it failed. >> i think a lot of them look forward to thinking this will never happen to anyone ever again. >> reporter: and bp is said not to have paid back the city for the services rendered and owes more than 500,000 in unpaid bills. >> they have been doing the same thing for the business owners. they
inbound south capitol street, lanes are open and below speed over the anacostia. scheduled to do road work here. still slow on inner loop at braddock up toward 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> in the gulf of mexico there is work on the bp broken well. we are familiar with the under water camera and now an important piece of the muzzle -- puzzle has been pulled out of the water and we are looking at the blowout preventer. >> reporter: this massive piece of...
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douglas bridge, gridlock across the anacostia and to the freeway. and delays across pennsylvania avenue toward the sousa bridge. out to the west on the dulles toll road, a mess from 657. crash reported at route 7, eastbound 50 at sill more for the accident on the right side of the road and the beltway is sticky between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> well taking your car into the shop for something as simple as an oil change can really add up. >> no doubt a lot of people wish they could do the work themselves but they don't have the tools to do it and that's why we have holly morris. >> reporter: well it's called do it yourself mechanics and it's great if you know what you are doing. actually, even if you don't know what you are doing, this might be the place for you. we'll talk about this whole new concept in auto repair. stay with us. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill.
douglas bridge, gridlock across the anacostia and to the freeway. and delays across pennsylvania avenue toward the sousa bridge. out to the west on the dulles toll road, a mess from 657. crash reported at route 7, eastbound 50 at sill more for the accident on the right side of the road and the beltway is sticky between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> well taking your car into the shop for something as simple as an oil change can really add...
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that's fort totten, tacoma, brentwood an anacostia. the break down looks like fenty took more central city where as gray took the surrounding areas. heavy concentration in southeast dc and that is more than enough for him to pull out a win. >> you talked about the vote was closer than the polls predicted. any chance that fenty could mount an independent challenge in the general election? >> you know, anything is possible at this point but fenty has gone on the record previously and said he would not be a write in candidate. so it is not too likely but of course, you know, it has been a crazy 24 hour. anything's possible but it certainly doesn't look that way at this point in time. >> kristin fisher reporting live in northwest outside of gray headquarters. one reason we didn't learn who won the race until early this morning is the new voting machines made things slower, not faster in the district. voters were camped out aft the board of elections. the chief manager says 15 precincts could not be counted. some voters were nevertheless fo
that's fort totten, tacoma, brentwood an anacostia. the break down looks like fenty took more central city where as gray took the surrounding areas. heavy concentration in southeast dc and that is more than enough for him to pull out a win. >> you talked about the vote was closer than the polls predicted. any chance that fenty could mount an independent challenge in the general election? >> you know, anything is possible at this point but fenty has gone on the record previously and...
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. >>> and another call for action in cleaning up the anacostia. this time from uncle sam. it is a foggy start to the week. howard says we need the rain. find out how long it will last when 9 news now returns. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. china, they're busy building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
. >>> and another call for action in cleaning up the anacostia. this time from uncle sam. it is a foggy start to the week. howard says we need the rain. find out how long it will last when 9 news now returns. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms......
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the pedestrian was designed to keep bags out of local waterways and fund the cleanup of the anacostia river. it went in to affect nine months ago and officials are saying they have seen a 60% drop in plastic bags since last year. other big cities have tried time pose a similar measure but with little success. stink bugs. >> not much we can do. even if you do the pesticide they can fly from 200-yards out. sealing up your house with caulking and weather stripping is the best thing we can do and hope scientists come up with a solution. >> shouldn't they go away now the weather is changing. >> yeah, but they are expanding and the problem will get worse and worse over the next few years. a piece of video out of leesburg where hail is coming down. this is from oliver peters. he sent the video of the hailstorm. pea size hail pelted the region. we would like to see any incredible video you shoot. upload your video. all right. let's talk about today because not expecting any video worthy performances today. we may see a thunderstorm or two this afternoon, but the heat is the story as temperatu
the pedestrian was designed to keep bags out of local waterways and fund the cleanup of the anacostia river. it went in to affect nine months ago and officials are saying they have seen a 60% drop in plastic bags since last year. other big cities have tried time pose a similar measure but with little success. stink bugs. >> not much we can do. even if you do the pesticide they can fly from 200-yards out. sealing up your house with caulking and weather stripping is the best thing we can do...
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lanes are open across the anacostia bridges. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> president barack obama asking a florida pastor to call off his plans to burn copies of the koran on saturday to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the president called it a subject and said the event is completely contrary to americans. he said it's a recruitment bonanza for al-qaeda. but jones is not showing signs of backing down. we get reaction from ainsley earhart. >> where ever americans are seen, they will be killed, no matter where they will be in the world, they'll be killed. >> reporter: that comes from a muslim cleric in afghanistan, days before a florida pastor plans to burn the koran. terry joan's planned action has sparked outrage in kabul. >> we will not be able to control our people. we are muslims and we will do whatever we are able to do. >> reporter: speaking outside of his tiny center, jones refuses to back down. >> something is wrong. it is time for us to stand up, confront terrorism. >> reporter: a central
lanes are open across the anacostia bridges. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> president barack obama asking a florida pastor to call off his plans to burn copies of the koran on saturday to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the president called it a subject and said the event is completely contrary to americans. he said it's a recruitment bonanza for al-qaeda. but jones is not showing signs of backing down. we get reaction from ainsley earhart. >> where...
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s predominantly african-american anacostia neighborhood. >> i credit septime totally with crossing the river, with bringing the washington ballet to this city at large not just to the more privileged of the city but to really making dance accessible for every little human soul that wants to dance. >> onef the big goali had in coming to washington, d.c., was to connect t washington ballet to the cultural fabric of the city, and for us, that's meant crossing the anacostia river and developing a significant community engagement program in southeast washington, d.c. it's been incredibly gratifying to see kids from the district--all kinds of kids from the district, kids who would not know a thing about ballet, jumping in and enjoying and learning abouthemselves through this glorious arform. >> i think septime is the hope for the washington ballet. i think that he brings the hope of new promise for this city, not just to watch as a performing arts but to watch as an educational institution, to bring children into thisorld and into this world of understanding the humanity that pulses behind e
s predominantly african-american anacostia neighborhood. >> i credit septime totally with crossing the river, with bringing the washington ballet to this city at large not just to the more privileged of the city but to really making dance accessible for every little human soul that wants to dance. >> onef the big goali had in coming to washington, d.c., was to connect t washington ballet to the cultural fabric of the city, and for us, that's meant crossing the anacostia river and...
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falling short of original estimates but city officials say that proves the program to clean up the anacostia river is working. the examiner reports the bag tax generated $1.5 million during the first fiscal year. officials expected around $4 million. the environmental groups also report they are pulling fewer bags from area waterways. >>> still to come on 9 news now, low-cost carriers and a high-profile bid to increase market share. we will tell you what it means for travelers in our area. >>> plus, in the era of large consolidations and mergers, a store is celebrating its independence. those stories are just ahead. >>> northwest we have clouds but no showers. but hang on to this. we will take you out with titan radar. a lot of activity in richmond and raleigh and that is what we are worried about. we will talk about when that will roll in and track it and we will talk about the morning commute. >>> southwest announced a plan to buy airtran. it could mean cheaper flights in more parts of the country. it goes through southwest could run at reagan national starting in 2012. a rare salute to a
falling short of original estimates but city officials say that proves the program to clean up the anacostia river is working. the examiner reports the bag tax generated $1.5 million during the first fiscal year. officials expected around $4 million. the environmental groups also report they are pulling fewer bags from area waterways. >>> still to come on 9 news now, low-cost carriers and a high-profile bid to increase market share. we will tell you what it means for travelers in our...
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wilson travels to anacostia in virginia undefeated broad run at park view. you saw the feature about dominique terrell and his teammates taking on osbourne park. and cher. >>> college ball now, it should be easier for maryland on saturday. west virginia is not ranked and they have to travel to college pack and the panthers were division one a school in part of the sun belt conference too. relatively unknown but certainly dangerous. maryland is looking to bounce back after a lost week in morgantown when they were ambushed 31-17. they play texas a&m and rutgers tough and if you think maryland is looking past them, think again. >> this is a very important game in our schedule. we are focusing on what we have to do to win. >> our goal is always to win the next game. it is one thing that you talk about at the west virginia game. so, after we watched the film it was on fiu trying to get back on track. >> virginia tech tough year continues. the hokies will be without williams when they face boston college. williams has a right hamstring injury. no timetable on his
wilson travels to anacostia in virginia undefeated broad run at park view. you saw the feature about dominique terrell and his teammates taking on osbourne park. and cher. >>> college ball now, it should be easier for maryland on saturday. west virginia is not ranked and they have to travel to college pack and the panthers were division one a school in part of the sun belt conference too. relatively unknown but certainly dangerous. maryland is looking to bounce back after a lost week...
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clean up the anacostia river. the environmental protection agency passed new rules. they require d.c., montgomery, and prince george's counties to remove the trash or face a $37,000 a day penalty. the district is already charging a $0.05 disposable bag fee to help clean up the river. >>> howard is up next with the forecast. howie. >> hey, jess, it is steamy outside. the dew points are up, and that means the rainfall we can get can be locally heavy at times. we'll look at it on live doppler 9000 hd and talk about the severe weather threat. we've got a look at the radar over the past 12 hours, and the moisture continues to move in from south to north in waves. your seven-day forecast coming up when 9news now at noon returns. chevy chase bank is becoming capital one bank. with the most locations in the dc area, we figured they could use our help. ♪ down a bit. too much. [ crowd cheering ] [ grunts ] [ garth ] capital one bank. now with the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? >>> i'm peggy fox with your monday moms like me spotlight. this is t
clean up the anacostia river. the environmental protection agency passed new rules. they require d.c., montgomery, and prince george's counties to remove the trash or face a $37,000 a day penalty. the district is already charging a $0.05 disposable bag fee to help clean up the river. >>> howard is up next with the forecast. howie. >> hey, jess, it is steamy outside. the dew points are up, and that means the rainfall we can get can be locally heavy at times. we'll look at it on...
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chinatown and gray took four, five, seven, eight and that is the outer portions of the district including anacostia, fort totten, tacoma and brentwood. now, as soon as gray walks out here, which he should be doing any moment now -- you can see all the supporters that gathered to await this press conference. we're expecting him to talk about what he's going to do next with his campaign. we are also hoping he will at least address the big elephant in the room, and that is, of course, what will he do with the very controversial dc public school's chancellor michelle rhee. keep in mind, you know, she was a pivotal part of fenty's dc public schools reform initiative, and right now walking out is the winner in the democratic primary for dc's mayor vince gray. he's walking out, shaking hands with supporters and campaign volunteers. we have a pretty good crowd here. i'd say there is about 50 people. he's walking to the mic and i will turn it over to the man of the hour, vince gray. >> is it still morning? [ laughter ] well, good afternoon, everybody. >> good afternoon. >> i am delighted to be here. delight
chinatown and gray took four, five, seven, eight and that is the outer portions of the district including anacostia, fort totten, tacoma and brentwood. now, as soon as gray walks out here, which he should be doing any moment now -- you can see all the supporters that gathered to await this press conference. we're expecting him to talk about what he's going to do next with his campaign. we are also hoping he will at least address the big elephant in the room, and that is, of course, what will he...
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. >> the johns hospital is opening east of the anacostia river. it has everything a patient could need. >> into of having to take the bus or the metra to get to northwest were the main children's hospital is, they can get the care they need here. >> parents can breathe easier next week, a brand new pediatric emergency unit is the opening -- is opening. >> it gives the community of the clothes are placed to meet the needs of children. correct it will be operated by the children's national -- >> it will be operated by the children's national medical center. >> we have nurses and staff that have come from all over the country. >> and for the most severe cases, there is even a helicopter. >> in the event that we have a job that needs to be at the main campus, we do have the ability to transport this directly to children's. >> since the new department will be one of only two emergency pediatric units in the city, doctors will be treating 15,000 patients a year. >> and for those on the front lines, is about time. >> a celebration ceremony will take plac
. >> the johns hospital is opening east of the anacostia river. it has everything a patient could need. >> into of having to take the bus or the metra to get to northwest were the main children's hospital is, they can get the care they need here. >> parents can breathe easier next week, a brand new pediatric emergency unit is the opening -- is opening. >> it gives the community of the clothes are placed to meet the needs of children. correct it will be operated by the...
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everyone wants to use the anacostia freeway in the district to avoid minnesota avenue. minnesota avenue live here the crime scene investigation. minnesota avenue, branch avenue, traffic a mess through the neighborhood. we go to adam caskey now. >> patchy fog outside now. are you aware of that. be careful when you head out. that will quickly burn off. ok. so sunny today, mid 90's. we'll probably break a few records. tomorrow less humid, and increasing clouds. [technical difficulties] >>> "good morning america" is next. hope you have a great wee this kenmore elite multi-motion washer... how does that work? hit it! see, other machines only go in circles. this kenmore elite has multi-motions for a custom clean. it scrubs to help lift stains, rolls to wash gently, swings, steps, and tumbles. better than just circles, what! sorry. get a free stainless steel upgrade on top brands, and 15% off all appliances. plus save up to an additional $250 instantly with our appliance trade-in program. sears.
everyone wants to use the anacostia freeway in the district to avoid minnesota avenue. minnesota avenue live here the crime scene investigation. minnesota avenue, branch avenue, traffic a mess through the neighborhood. we go to adam caskey now. >> patchy fog outside now. are you aware of that. be careful when you head out. that will quickly burn off. ok. so sunny today, mid 90's. we'll probably break a few records. tomorrow less humid, and increasing clouds. [technical difficulties]...
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personally the shocking disparities in wealth that are part of everyday life not to mention areas like anacostia where large numbers of the population live in poverty and most you see residents don't even know it exists i think it's time for lawmakers to take a break from all the bickering about taxes for the rich and to address the problems right here in their very own backyard. now coming up our tool time award goes to a young political activist who's no stranger to the headlines but as a latest attempt at media attention has seriously backfired and people are lining right and left at the wiki leaks compound according to rumors it's tough getting along with the boss truly innocent so could this be the final chapter for the whistle blowing web sites and what not to the media after president obama and often in the u.n. last week the news cameras seem to leave with them so is the media's lack of coverage for the rest of the general assembly a major fail we'll be right back with those stories. again this is all seem to have. a one hundred thousand people have participated in a wave of strikes acro
personally the shocking disparities in wealth that are part of everyday life not to mention areas like anacostia where large numbers of the population live in poverty and most you see residents don't even know it exists i think it's time for lawmakers to take a break from all the bickering about taxes for the rich and to address the problems right here in their very own backyard. now coming up our tool time award goes to a young political activist who's no stranger to the headlines but as a...
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the frederick douglas bridge which goes over the anacostia river closed last night. it will reopen monday morning. chain bridge also closed last night and will reopen as well monday morning. still ahead neighbors on aler in northern virginia after almost 50 burglaries happened in the last month alone. >>> the parents of the washington state girl behind the id hoax speak out. you may be surp . >>> welcome back. 44 burglaries and robberies in less than a month. they stretch from mclean to reston. police say one man could be respoible for all of them. darcy spencer explains how he's getting easy access. >> reporter: residents of the oak brook communitiein fairfax county have felt so safe many neighbors didn't lock their doors or windows. a recent rash of burglaries have shattered their peace of mind. >> it ppened once or twice we thought okay. t they keep coming back. that's what's getting kind of alarming. >> reporter: police believe one crimin is responsible for 44 burglaries, thefts from cars and unlawful entries since august 24th. they say he steals wallets and purs
the frederick douglas bridge which goes over the anacostia river closed last night. it will reopen monday morning. chain bridge also closed last night and will reopen as well monday morning. still ahead neighbors on aler in northern virginia after almost 50 burglaries happened in the last month alone. >>> the parents of the washington state girl behind the id hoax speak out. you may be surp . >>> welcome back. 44 burglaries and robberies in less than a month. they stretch from...
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these are new lines in anacostia but lines installed decades ago have had neighborhoods built on top of them. >> did you have any idea that pipe went so close to your house? >> no, i did not. >> the national pipeline mapping system is on the internet but hammered by people trying to figure out if they have a pipeline in their backyard. you can see the blue line is a gas line that runs through the heart of washington. it actually goes right next to the capitol and runs down constitution avenue until it turns down by the white house. a small gas line in to a house or shopping center is one thing, but san bruno was a 30- inch main. >> a neighborhood on fire. just totally blew my mind. it was unbelievable. >> reporter: it has fire departments across the region trying to take another look at their maps. >> the size of gas lines and all of that probably haven't been updated in some time. >> maybe you will look at that in certainly. >> reporter: and one thing, totally clear, if you smell a gas leak, call 911. in forestville, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> washington gas declined to comment pu
these are new lines in anacostia but lines installed decades ago have had neighborhoods built on top of them. >> did you have any idea that pipe went so close to your house? >> no, i did not. >> the national pipeline mapping system is on the internet but hammered by people trying to figure out if they have a pipeline in their backyard. you can see the blue line is a gas line that runs through the heart of washington. it actually goes right next to the capitol and runs down...
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. >> a measure designed to keep bags out of waterway and fund the cleanup of the anacostia river went this to affect nine months ago and fishes say they have seen a 60% drop in plastic bags use over last year. ahead, a new study on the effectiveness of mammograms. >>> plus, president obama speaks to world leaders about his international agenda. i'm at the united nations and i will have that story. >>> right now it is 6:37. howard begins the daily focus on virginia's weather and traffic. >> quieter yesterday evening when we had the thunderstorms. you will enjoy a nice start to your thursday. show you what we are expecting for today across virginia. we have sunshine with a few clouds mixed in. temperatures in the 60s like charlie at catlett. he's. -- 63. to the 9:00 hour, low to mid- 70s out there with partly to mostly sunny skies. having lunch outside, hot in mass transit, 86. 84 lees burburg. looking for highens once again around if not over the 90 free mark. >> thank you very much. virginia it's all about you right now. focusing on your roads. backlick road and edsall, lanes are wide
. >> a measure designed to keep bags out of waterway and fund the cleanup of the anacostia river went this to affect nine months ago and fishes say they have seen a 60% drop in plastic bags use over last year. ahead, a new study on the effectiveness of mammograms. >>> plus, president obama speaks to world leaders about his international agenda. i'm at the united nations and i will have that story. >>> right now it is 6:37. howard begins the daily focus on virginia's...
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along the anacostia river. my parents went to bladensberg high school. i want to thank the high scol for bringing them together and then helping to brg me into this world. i don't know if they played at this park. it looks like a fairly new park but i have to tell you, beautiful down theretoday. look at those kids throughout on that slide. temperature outside into the 80s across the area. they hit a high temperature of jik degrees. the average high today, around 80. it we'll be even warmer during the day tomorrow. nice and warm and nothing but sunshine out there. aicture perfect day. no matter what you wantedto do outside. 83 degrees, the current temperature. only 37%. winds out of the south at nine miles an hour. those winds will start to shift more out of th south southwest. with that they'll start to get rather breezy during the day tomorrow. and i think temperature could be up there around the upper 80, maybe 90 degrees tomorrow in some locations. especially down to the southwest. around 84. quantico, sameeal for you. 79 degrees, annapolis at 75. i e
along the anacostia river. my parents went to bladensberg high school. i want to thank the high scol for bringing them together and then helping to brg me into this world. i don't know if they played at this park. it looks like a fairly new park but i have to tell you, beautiful down theretoday. look at those kids throughout on that slide. temperature outside into the 80s across the area. they hit a high temperature of jik degrees. the average high today, around 80. it we'll be even warmer...
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making the trip around new york avenue, just picking up volume coming in over the anacostia all the way down towards the third street tunnel. this is right here, fordvenue looks like crews have wrapped up the overnight roadwork at new york avenue and ford avenue. out to the rails we go. metrorail, smooth sailing. >> no delay. like that, jerry. thank you. >> the family of an ohio marine killed in iraq in 2006 was at arngton national cemetery to exhume his body. >> scott warner says that he was concerned that his son might be buried in the wrong spot aft he learned about the revelations that hundredsf graves were unmarked or mislabeled. jane watrel reports. >> reporter: in america's hallowed ground, section 60 of arlington national cemetery is the final resting place for those who died in iraq. private first class heath warner was buried here in 2006. four years later his family is at arlington to make sure their son was in the right plot. >> he's so missed and our family, even after going on four years, this transition from being a family of five to four, we still don't have our arms aro
making the trip around new york avenue, just picking up volume coming in over the anacostia all the way down towards the third street tunnel. this is right here, fordvenue looks like crews have wrapped up the overnight roadwork at new york avenue and ford avenue. out to the rails we go. metrorail, smooth sailing. >> no delay. like that, jerry. thank you. >> the family of an ohio marine killed in iraq in 2006 was at arngton national cemetery to exhume his body. >> scott warner...
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>> a little sampling along new york avenue, really not bad over the anacostia. the lanes open downo florida avenue. no hang-ups to report rit now. elsewhere, out to the west, word of an accident, james madison highway at southerly road. authorities headed over there. also route 28 to yorkshire drive. be careful out there. wilson bridge will be very nice both ways and a quiet trip, i-70 to 495. joe, eun? >> jerry, thanks. >>> 67 degrees. we have another traffic alert for you. staing tomorrow, a busy one-way street downtown wll switch to two ways. >> some relief for students and residents in college park. police make an arrest in recent armed robbery. >>> pope benedict is making history righ now with a visit to the united kingdom. this is a live picture there you can see the pope speaking and he is meeting with queen elizabeth in scotland. he is in edinburgh right now. this is the pope's first state of the uk address. it is symbolic, significant -- symbolically significant because of the historic divide between the potestant religion and the roman catholic church.
>> a little sampling along new york avenue, really not bad over the anacostia. the lanes open downo florida avenue. no hang-ups to report rit now. elsewhere, out to the west, word of an accident, james madison highway at southerly road. authorities headed over there. also route 28 to yorkshire drive. be careful out there. wilson bridge will be very nice both ways and a quiet trip, i-70 to 495. joe, eun? >> jerry, thanks. >>> 67 degrees. we have another traffic alert for...
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these are new lines going in in ant cost ya -- anacostia. >> did you have any idea that pipe went so close to your house? >> i did not, no. >> reporter: the national pipeline mapping system is on the internet but it has been hammered by people trying to figure out if they have a pipeline in their back yard. you can see this blue line is a gas line that runs through the heart of washington. it actually goes right next to the capitol and then runs down constitution avenue until it turns down there by the white house. a small gas line into a house or shopping center is one thing, but san bruno was a 30- inch main. >> a neighborhood on fire that just totally blew my mind. it was unbelievable. >> reporter: and that has fire departments across the region taking another look at their maps. >> now, the size of gas lines and all of that probably haven't been updated in some time. >> reporter: maybe you'll take another look at that? >> certainly. >> reporter: and one thing totally clear, if you smell a gas leak, call 911. in forestville, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> washington gas declined to
these are new lines going in in ant cost ya -- anacostia. >> did you have any idea that pipe went so close to your house? >> i did not, no. >> reporter: the national pipeline mapping system is on the internet but it has been hammered by people trying to figure out if they have a pipeline in their back yard. you can see this blue line is a gas line that runs through the heart of washington. it actually goes right next to the capitol and then runs down constitution avenue until...
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the frederick douglas bridge which goes across the anacostia closed last night and rescheduled topen at 5:00 on monday morning opinion chain bridge closed last night and reopen by 5:00 monday morning. your forecast is coming up next. stay with us. >>> welcome back. chuck bell is the bearer of good news this weekend. >> yes, indeed. a lot of good news for any outdoor activities you have planned for the weekend no matter what they are, how simple or complicated. a great weather weekend. 59 our current temperatre here in washington. mid-50s across much of northern virginia now and also into forges of suburban maryland. 51 degrees at andrews airorce base. 60 at the naval academy in annapolis. plenty of sunshine. delightful today. temperatures in the 7020 upper 80s. aaron? >>> up next on "the today show" grandparents caring for their grdchildren due to >>> we are back on this saturday morning, the 18th day of september, 2010. it's a beautiful late summer morning on the plaza. and our thanks to everyo who came out to spend part of their morning with us. back inside studio 1a, i'm amy robac
the frederick douglas bridge which goes across the anacostia closed last night and rescheduled topen at 5:00 on monday morning opinion chain bridge closed last night and reopen by 5:00 monday morning. your forecast is coming up next. stay with us. >>> welcome back. chuck bell is the bearer of good news this weekend. >> yes, indeed. a lot of good news for any outdoor activities you have planned for the weekend no matter what they are, how simple or complicated. a great weather...
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it used to be east of the anacostia river, working class went 85 to 15 against him, whereas in northwest d.c. and georgetown, fenty ran a three to one margin. >> jo ann let me ask you, if the republicans, one of my chief complaints during the bush years was that the republican party forgot who they were on spending. if republicans take control, if john boehner is speaker, will they remember what we did, you and i, back in the 1990s and start fighting to balance the budget? >> yeah, i think so, joe, particularly because if you look at the budget today, it has all of the stimulus spending now folded into the baseline. so we can easily go back to 2008 numbers, which won't have tremendous impact on programs necessarily but it will cut a trillion dollars out of the budget automatically, just starting right there. and then through the appropriations process, you just funding certain programs. i mean there are so many small bureaus in the agencies and agencies that they can go and they're not going to hurt anybody. >> okay, jo ann, thank you for coming in. >> jo ann emerson, thanks. aaron burne
it used to be east of the anacostia river, working class went 85 to 15 against him, whereas in northwest d.c. and georgetown, fenty ran a three to one margin. >> jo ann let me ask you, if the republicans, one of my chief complaints during the bush years was that the republican party forgot who they were on spending. if republicans take control, if john boehner is speaker, will they remember what we did, you and i, back in the 1990s and start fighting to balance the budget? >> yeah,...
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